Exodus 6:30

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And Moses said to the Lord, My lips are unclean; how is it possible that Pharaoh will give me a hearing?

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 6:12 : 12 And Moses, answering the Lord, said, See, the children of Israel will not give ear to me; how then will Pharaoh give ear to me, whose lips are unclean?
  • Exod 4:10 : 10 And Moses said to the Lord, O Lord, I am not a man of words; I have never been so, and am not now, even after what you have said to your servant: for talking is hard for me, and I am slow of tongue.
  • 1 Cor 9:16-17 : 16 For if I am a preacher of the good news, I have no cause for pride in this; because I am forced to do so, for a curse is on me if I do not. 17 But if I do it gladly, I have a reward; and if not, I am under orders to do it.

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    9 And Moses said these words to the children of Israel, but they gave no attention to him, because of the grief of their spirit and the cruel weight of their work.

    10 And the Lord said to Moses,

    11 Go in and say to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, that he is to let the children of Israel go out of his land.

    12 And Moses, answering the Lord, said, See, the children of Israel will not give ear to me; how then will Pharaoh give ear to me, whose lips are unclean?

    13 And the word of the Lord came to Moses and Aaron, with orders for the children of Israel and for Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to take the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

  • Exod 6:27-29
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    83%

    27 These are the men who gave orders to Pharaoh to let the children of Israel go out of Egypt: these are the same Moses and Aaron.

    28 And on the day when the word of the Lord came to Moses in the land of Egypt,

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    10 And Moses said to the Lord, O Lord, I am not a man of words; I have never been so, and am not now, even after what you have said to your servant: for talking is hard for me, and I am slow of tongue.

    11 And the Lord said to him, Who has made man's mouth? who takes away a man's voice or hearing, or makes him seeing or blind? Is it not I, the Lord?

    12 So go now, and I will be with your mouth, teaching you what to say.

  • Exod 3:10-11
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    77%

    10 Come, then, and I will send you to Pharaoh, so that you may take my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.

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    1 And Moses, answering, said, It is certain that they will not have faith in me or give ear to my voice; for they will say, You have not seen the Lord.

  • Exod 6:1-2
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    75%

    1 And the Lord said to Moses, Now you will see what I am about to do to Pharaoh; for by a strong hand he will be forced to let them go, driving them out of his land because of my outstretched arm.

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    15 Then Moses said to the Lord,

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    13 And Moses said to the Lord, Then it will come to the ears of the Egyptians; for by your power you took this people out from among them;

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    15 Let him give ear to your voice, and you will put my words in his mouth; and I will be with your mouth and with his, teaching you what you have to do.

  • Jer 1:6
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    6 Then said I, O Lord God! see, I have no power of words, for I am a child.

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    1 And the Lord said to Moses,

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    1 And the Lord said to Moses, Go in to Pharaoh: for I have made his heart and the hearts of his servants hard, so that I may let my signs be seen among them:

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    22 And the Lord said to Moses,

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    4 And when the Lord saw him turning to one side to see, God said his name out of the tree, crying, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.

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    6 Why do you make your hearts hard, like the hearts of Pharaoh and the Egyptians? When he had made sport of them, did they not let the people go, and they went away?

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    22 And Moses went back to the Lord and said, Lord, why have you done evil to this people? why have you sent me?

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    9 And the Lord said to Moses, I have been watching this people, and I see that they are a stiff-necked people.

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